The City and Borough of Juneau announced Tuesday that it’s offering free COVID-19 tests to people without symptoms who may have been exposed.
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Hawaii-based company donates 3 years of shipping to Food Bank of Alaska
The CEO of the Food Bank of Alaska says the Hawaii-based shipping company’s commitment is huge, especially with food insecurity rates spiking with the pandemic.
Damages from power surge add up for Juneau residents and city government
Many residents in one neighborhood discovered dead appliances and scorched surge protectors after an outage on Veterans Day. Hospital equipment and water utility machinery were also damaged.
Juneau Assembly considers bumping housing assistance grants up $1,000
The change was prompted largely by news from the grant administrator that the program appears to be vastly undersubscribed.
Juneau risk level and community restrictions likely to stay high through November, city officials say
City officials also flagged the death of a Juneau man in his 80s that happened over the summer, out of state, that state officials recently tied to COVID-19.
Rep. Andi Story wins 2nd term in House District 34 race
The unofficial results in other races in the district show hundreds of voters likely split their tickets between Democrats, Republicans and independents.